CELCOM 3G BEATS MAXIS 3G HANDS DOWN IN A ROAD TEST!

Enough about all these prepaid war attacks and comparing lowest call rates etc, that is so yesterday’s news, okay?! What’s hot right now is in the Mobile World Magazine, Dec 06 issue. The MW team actually went on a road test at 15 locations in the Klang Valley, Cyberjaya and Putrajaya to prove that Celcom is the fastest and widest when it comes to 3G performance and coverage!

Get this: Celcom’s 3G download rates averaged 330.8 Kbps (this is 86% of 3G’s theoretical maximum of 384 Kbps) while Maxis’ 3G rates averaged 155 Kbps (only 40% of the max, HALF of Celcom’s speed). Celcom wins hands down for upload rates again, with an average of 55.2 Kbps and Maxis bagging a 45.1 Kbps average. Surprised yet?

One very interesting yet bizarre reading to highlight also. While they were unable to obtain any reading for Maxis 3G at some locations (e.g. 7-Eleven store along Jln Yong Shook Lin and around PJ State area), the download reading was also very low at 200 Kbps at the KLCC Park (which is beside Menara Maxis) and there’s no upload reading at all! The reverse applies to Celcom though, with a 364 Kbps download speed and a 59.4 Kbps upload speed at Jln Yong Shook Lin and a 368 Kbps download speed and 59.4 upload speed at the KLCC Park/Menara Maxis area.

So, who wins the 3G battle? I guess if you’re a 3G freak and think that video calling is more personal, Celcom is the way to go, hands down! Maxis 3G users - time for a switchover for you guys, maybe?